Man electrocuted at Marks and Spencer shop in Kent

A man has died after apparently being electrocuted at a branch of Marks and Spencer in Tunbridge Wells.

Despite the presence of an air ambulance at the location of the tragedy in Calverley Road, the man could not be saved and was pronounced dead at the scene.

A man was killed in a branch of M&S today (Getty)

Kent Police did not divulge any details about the victim and could not confirm what the cause of death was. The force did however say it was treating the incident as ‘suspicious’ until the facts had been established and that the Health and Safety Executive is involved.

A spokeswoman for Kent Police said: ‘We were called just before 3.30pm to the store in Calverley Road. It is believed a man suffered an electric shock. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

‘The air ambulance also attended and the Health and Safety Executive are investigating the incident. It is being treated as a suspicious death until the full circumstances are known.’

Marks and Spencer expressed its shock at the ‘tragic incident’. A spokeswoman for the retailer said: ‘Our thoughts are with the family concerned. We are now concentrating on doing all we can to assist the emergency services with their investigation and as such are unable to comment any further at this stage.’